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Windows 7 How can I increase ALT+TAB "full-preview" time?
Hi everybody ::- ). One thing which has me perpetually angry at the ALT+TAB application selection window in Windows 7, is that after a time (about 1 second) it hides the window I triggered it from, replacing it with the window of the currently selected application. So let's say I'm typing...- Axonn
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- alt-tab application switch customization discussion distraction file explorer firefox hkey paths interval adjustment live preview outlook performance registry settings task management tech support user experience user query window management windows 7
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- Forum: Desktop Customization
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Windows 7 Problem while making a dual boot system
Hi, I was trying to make a dual boot system and came across this problem. Hope someone could help. I have two HDDs, one with Win XP in it and other in which I am trying to load Win 7. I made a primary partition (NTFS) through Win XP in the second HDD (labelled it I) and started loading Win 7...- emmagood
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- boot manager bootloader computer setup dual boot file system hdd installation ntfs partition system reserved tech support troubleshooting user query windows 7 windows xp
- Replies: 12
- Forum: Windows Upgrade and Installation
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Windows 7 Syncing Windows Live Mail on two systems
Hello All, I use Win Live Mail to view several email accounts and it works great. My query is when I open Live Mail on another system all of my email are there and I have to go an remove all the junk I already did. Is there a way to sync it so that when I read, delete, sort.... the emails...- jsabol
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- email email accounts email management junk mail multiple systems sync user query windows windows live mail
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- Forum: Windows Software
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Windows 7 Bought MS Expressions Studio 4 Web Prof. Can I download it onto 2 computers?
Bought MS Expressions Studio 4 Web Prof. Can I download it onto 2 computers? Does anyone know? It doesn't say on the box if it restricted to one activation ie 1 computer. I have 2 computers.- sandyocean
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- computer setup licensing ms expressions multi activation software installation studio 4 user query web professional
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- Forum: Windows Help and Support
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Windows 7 What DOESN'T happen when my PC sleeps or hibernates?
I've always wondered if background tasks continue to run while the PC is in sleep mode or hibernation. Are there actions that I can take to wake it up? What happens if I'm running a scan and the PC goes into hibernation or sleep mode? Please help me out........- Nisko
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- background processes hibernation pc performance power management sleep mode system scan troubleshooting user query wake up actions
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- Forum: Windows Help and Support
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Windows 7 Win 7/64 Enterprise trial download SLOW
Good afternoon all: :( I am using Win 7/64 Pro and need to upgrade to Enterprise. The MSFT sites are extreemly slow downloading the trial version. Finally downloaded a Image file but it states that it is missing files on installation. Tries many times to download the trial from MSFT but at...- aiprop
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- activation code alternatives computer help disk image download enterprise file issues image files installation microsoft network performance problem slow software tech support trial upgrade user query windows 7
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- Forum: Windows Help and Support
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Windows 8 loading win 8 to a different partition...
how can i load win 8 to a partition other than c? i want to load it as a dual boot, and don't want to load it over my win 7. so why doesn't it give me this option? surely these guys didn't think everyone would load it on their c drive, did they?- stevae
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- dual boot hard drive installation partition system setup user query windows 7 windows 8
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- Forum: Windows Help and Support
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Windows 7 Compatibility of ERUNT.GUI with Windows 7 x64: Installation and Adjustments Needed?
ERUNT is having trouble with Win 7x64 which I have. I know the work arounds so it will work with Win 7 but my question is, does ERUNT.GUI which is a different program require any adjustments or can one with WIN 7 x 64 just download it and use it without...- Peterr
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- 64-bit adjustments backup compatibility erunt gui software troubleshooting user query windows 7
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- Forum: Windows Software
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Windows 7 Keyboard Shortcut for "Sleep"?
With all the keyboard shortcuts available in Win 7, isn't there one to put the computer to sleep? The system came with a discontinued mouse/keyboard business set. The keyboard had a "sleep" key. Alas, this keyboard was not liquid-proof and a cup of tea ended its brief career as my favorite...- proteus459
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- computer input devices keyboard peripheral shortcuts sleep tech support user query windows 7
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- Forum: Windows Help and Support
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Windows 7 Need to unplug Headset to Hear External Speakers???
When I have my Headset plugged in the front of the computer, I find that I must unplug my Headset inorder to hear the External Speakers. Is there a way to get around unplugging the Headset plug? Afraid constant plugging and unplugging will wear out the connector and have to go inside of...- Wilhelm
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- audio settings connector wear external speakers hardware headset plugging unplugging sound issues user query
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- Forum: Windows Help and Support
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Windows 7 Why does Windows7 create two partitions?
[SOLVED] Why does Windows7 create two partitions? Hello I installed Windows7 Ultimate from scratch, and it warns that it might create a 100MB partition before creating a second one where the real stuff lives. This makes imaging more complicated. # fdisk -lu Disk /dev/sda: 320.1 GB...- Winfried
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- backup boot drive data recovery disk management drive configuration fdisk imaging installation partition performance system image system requirements system reserved system restore tech support ultimate user query windows 7
- Replies: 2
- Forum: Windows Help and Support
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Windows 7 Best Free Sandbox Software for Running XP Programs on Windows 7
Sandboxing? [SOLVED] I'm not 100% sure it's a sandbox program I need, but basically I want to be able to load up an XP program within Windows 7 without it being able to affect my Win 7 installation, and thought a Sandbox would be what I need, but those I've looked at tend to seem more related...- TKR99
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- compatibility free software program isolation sandbox software tech support user query virtualization windows 7 windows xp
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- Forum: Windows Software
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How to stop?
I have several external Drives Thumb Drives plugged in at all times on my computer, about 8 of them.. Every time I boot into my version of mint the latest stable version. All my plugged in drives start up after I boot in to the oS. My Question is how do I stop this? All answers will be appreciated.- Super Sarge
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- boot issues disabling auto start drive management external drive linux mint stable release storage thumb drive user query
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- Forum: Linux Forums
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Windows 7 Cant support th full screen? why?
Link Removed Dear Friend, I just bought a Dell XPS 8300.... and I found this problem. PLease check the attached image.... see the top right corner, You can see , It is not being able to have full screen.... Kindly help me to identify & resolve the problem THanks in advance, Himanshu Thakker- HGT
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- dell display full screen graphics resolution tech support troubleshooting user query xps 8300
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- Forum: Windows Help and Support
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Windows 7 CCleaner Drive Wiper
I would like to know what the purpose of the "drive wiper" on CCleaner is for and whether it is safe to use? Your comments will be most appreciated- Flupsie
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- ccleaner computer safety data security disk cleanup file deletion maintenance performance optimization privacy tools user query wipe drive
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- Forum: Windows Help and Support
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Visitor Message Problem
I am currently having problems with deleting vistor messages. I have done a search and checked tutorials but could not find any similar problems, except mine. Could someone tell me how to report this problem and to whom? Or point me in the right direction to find the answer? Thanks, David- alfred01
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- communication issues error reporting forum issues help request technical assistance tutorial user query user support
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- Forum: The Water Cooler
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Windows 7 Google Chrome quirk, can't find answer?
Hi I have asked this question on several forums including the Chrome forum here, witch no one ever looks at, so I'm giving it one more try in hopes that someone has run into something like this before. My wifes laptop will not keep the zip code set to our area in Chrome. Everything that...- MikeHawthorne
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- browser settings cache issues chrome favorites internet explorer laptop tech support user query web browsing zip code
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- Forum: Windows Help and Support
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Windows 7 Location of files on PC
I'm a brand-new windows 7 user; formerly was an XP user. When I want to find one of my files, after entering it in search, it will come up, but doesn't tell me where it is located; i.e. XP would show you that a file was in external drive or on the C-drive, etc. How do I find out where my file...- m139139
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- c drive external drive file location file management guidance new user search user query windows 7 windows xp
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- Forum: Windows Help and Support
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Windows 7 How to Trim Video in Windows Media Player 12
1) I am wondering if Windows Media Player 12 has the ability to trim video. I was using Real Player to trim my videos, but I found that the size of the file was diminished when just saving the whole video after it was "trimmed" (which I didn't really end up trimming any of it). I've searched...- Lonnie French
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- file format free software image capture media player multimedia picture saving real player user query video editing video formats video playback video trimming
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- Forum: Windows Help and Support
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Windows 7 Anti-Viruses on Multiple Computers
I'll begin by apologizing if this isn't in the right forum, though when I read the description, it says for threads that don't fit any specific sub-forum underneath, so I chose this one, and I used google prior to posting this. I was wondering if one, I can have my Kaspersky AV to run on more...- Heaven or Hell
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- antivirus digital security kaspersky licensing multiple computers security subscription user query
- Replies: 17
- Forum: Windows Help and Support